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CUPE 2380 warns Penetanguishene Council’s water plan risks higher costs, job losses, and reduced local control

CUPE 2380 members are warning that Town Council’s plan to restructure Penetanguishene’s water and wastewater operations will lead to higher costs for residents and a loss of local control over the community’s most critical services.

Short-sighted City of Regina cuts weaken services and hurt workers

On Friday, the City of Regina approved its 2026 budget – a budget that hurts workers and weakens public services.

A new collective agreement ushers in changes for firefighters in Bois-des-Filion

Representing firefighters in Bois-des-Filion, CUPE 7139 signed a new collective agreement yesterday afternoon. It brings significant gains not only for firefighters, but for all town residents, thanks to the creation of a firefighting service that will be on call 24/7.

Proposed budget cuts threaten safety, affordability, and quality of life for Regina residents

CUPE locals 7 and 21, representing nearly 2,000 inside and outside workers at the City of Regina, are calling on the city to protect public services and jobs as proposed budget cuts put the city’s future at risk.

Privatization

Contracting out and public-private partnerships are risky and expensive. They make our public services less accountable to the communities they serve. With privatization, costs rise, quality suffers, and local control is weakened.

Wild at heart

For Edmonton Valley Zoo staff, this isn’t just a job. It’s a calling. At the crack of dawn, while most of Edmonton is still asleep, a quiet buzz begins behind the gates of the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Before the first visitor walks through the turnstiles, and before the first excited sloth sighting, zoo staff are already feeding, cleaning, and caring. For animal care workers here, this isn’t just work. It’s devotion. It’s a lifestyle. It’s a calling.

Doctor holding a dollar sign

UCP introduces private, for-profit hospitals

A bill before the Alberta Legislature will, if passed, allow for the operation and funding of hospitals by private, for-profit entities.

Will Mark Carney continue the Liberals’ pro-privatization agenda?

Before leaving office, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set in motion several privatization projects, hoping his successor will carry them forward. Here’s some of what Justin Trudeau is hoping Mark Carney and the Liberals will see through if they are re-elected later this month.

P3 transit projects expose failures of privatization

Public transit is key to healthy communities. But governments are letting corporations profit from this essential service. This new backgrounder explains why privatized transit projects have failed, and what it means for other privatization schemes.

Canada Pension Plan embroiled in long-term care fiasco

The people responsible for safeguarding the retirement savings of 22 million Canadian workers lost more than $500 million investing in scandal-plagued Orpea, the largest for-profit long-term care company in Europe, as revealed in a report released today.